If you were in the West Seattle area Tuesday you may have seen an interesting phenomenon: Orange water. A photo from viewer Roger G Bigney captured orange water near Lincoln Park in West Seattle on Tuesday. This phenomenon was caused by a Noctiluca bloom, according to the Washington Department of Ecology. The agency said it did not find the blooms last week, but they have been getting reports of Noctiluca in the last few days. The blooms that can cause orange water are seasonal and can be exacerbated by excess nitrogen and other nutrients entering the water from humans, according to state officials. READ THE FULL STORY HERE: https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/water-orange-noctiluca-bloom-west-seattle/281-a137d138-cce3-4537-a8d5-8da0e1a04014